---
title: "47 Firsts Quotes By Rick Riordan"
description: "47 Firsts quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Firsts sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/rick-riordan-27_crayon_survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing_2977184.jpg"
---

> [Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing-of-destiny-later/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/rick-riordan-27_crayon_survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing_2977184.jpg)

> [What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/what-about-a-compromise-i-ll-kill-them-first-and-if-it-turns-out-they/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/rick-riordan-27_apologizing_what-about-a-compromise-i-ll-kill-them-f_1440852.jpg)

> [Now, leave." All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. "Percy!" Annabeth grabbed him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/now-leave-all-three-boys-slumped-forward-percy-fell-face-first-into/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_now-leave-all-three-boys-slumped-forward_1770304.jpg)

> [The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk. “Wax,” Carter pronounced. “Fascinating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-thing-we-pulled-out-was-a-lump-of-white-gunk-wax-carter/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/rick-riordan-27_carter_the-first-thing-we-pulled-out-was-a-lump_2526067.jpg)

> [ The first time Calypso came to check on \[Leo\], it was to complain about the noise. “Smoke and fire,” she said. “Clanging… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on-leo-it-was-to-complain-about/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/rick-riordan-27_bird_the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on_1659208.jpg)

> [Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-screamed-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-but-it-was-a-scream-of-delight/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/rick-riordan-27_delight_hazel-screamed-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-b_2292397.jpg)

> [It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-not-easy-i-got-lots-of-rejections-when-i-first-started-out-if/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/rick-riordan-27_believe_it-s-not-easy-i-got-lots-of-rejections-w_529317.jpg)

> [The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-ancient-egyptians-were-not-fools-carter-they-built-the-pyramids/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/rick-riordan-27_ancient_the-ancient-egyptians-were-not-fools-car_1780083.jpg)

> [I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-got-ready-for-bed-and-crawled-in-the-covers-were-comfortable-and/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/rick-riordan-27_bed_i-got-ready-for-bed-and-crawled-in-the-c_2876841.jpg)

> [Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/back-when-i-was-on-my-first-assignment-as-a-seeker-i-was-way-out-in/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/rick-riordan-27_arizona_back-when-i-was-on-my-first-assignment-a_563476.jpg)

> [Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/monkey-bar-annabeth-said-i-m-great-at-these-she-leaped-onto-to-the/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_monkey-bar-annabeth-said-i-m-great-at-th_587007.jpg)

> [When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” “Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-mussolini-was-in-charge-we/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/rick-riordan-27_alive_when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-m_2978222.jpg)

> [I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the Trojan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-m-the-son-of-jupiter-i-m-a-child-of-rome-consul-to-demigods-praetor/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/rick-riordan-27_black_i-m-the-son-of-jupiter-i-m-a-child-of-ro_953652.jpg)

> [Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would've come with me. But they were all at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our-other-initiates-from-brooklyn/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/rick-riordan-27_believe_normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our_2056404.jpg)

> [In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She’d bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena’s, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-into-trouble-because-of-pride/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/rick-riordan-27_athena_in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-in_1227733.jpg)

> [I guess we're even,Sadie.First,Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then,you and Walt rushed off to save me.The only one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-guess-we-re-even-sadie-first-walt-and-i-rushed-off-to-save-you-in/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/rick-riordan-27_deals_i-guess-we-re-even-sadie-first-walt-and_1662756.jpg)

> [Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, I’d fallen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/then-there-were-the-shabti-magical-figurines-that-were-supposed-to/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/rick-riordan-27_ceramics_then-there-were-the-shabti-magical-figur_43440.jpg)

> [I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged. “If there’d been an ocean in Kansas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-could-have-killed-you-or-i-could-have-killed-you-percy-said-jason/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_i-could-have-killed-you-or-i-could-have_1790942.jpg)

> [To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/to-a-degree-the-greek-and-roman-mythological-heroes-are-just-the/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/rick-riordan-27_angry_to-a-degree-the-greek-and-roman-mytholog_2726602.jpg)

> [Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the same fate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/just-his-luck-he-was-related-to-this-grubby-old-dude-he-hoped-all/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/rick-riordan-27_bunnies_just-his-luck-he-was-related-to-this-gru_1995448.jpg)

> [I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-it-was-a-great-view-when-sadie/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/rick-riordan-27_barriers_i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-i_2569008.jpg)

> [I never thought I'd get to see Rome," Hazel said. "When I was alive, I mean for the first time, Mussolini was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-never-thought-i-d-get-to-see-rome-hazel-said-when-i-was-alive-i/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/rick-riordan-27_aliens_i-never-thought-i-d-get-to-see-rome-haze_293719.jpg)

> [Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bedsheet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-and-reyna-occupied-matching-praeters-chairs-on-the-dais-which/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/rick-riordan-27_blessed_percy-and-reyna-occupied-matching-praete_1420304.jpg)

> [Sadie, I can't intervene." He turned up his palms in frustration. "I told you when we first met, this isn't an actual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/sadie-i-can-t-intervene-he-turned-up-his-palms-in-frustration-i-told/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/rick-riordan-27_body_sadie-i-can-t-intervene-he-turned-up-his_1658909.jpg)

> [The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-old-women-only-stuck-around-this-long-out-of-a-sense-of-duty-your/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/rick-riordan-27_duty_the-old-women-only-stuck-around-this-lon_3056248.jpg)

> [A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/a-long-white-ribbon-shot-out-of-the-crack-in-the-wall-the-ribbon-just/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/rick-riordan-27_anubis_a-long-white-ribbon-shot-out-of-the-crac_1263748.jpg)

> [The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-lesson-every-child-of-athena-learned-mom-was-the-best-at/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/rick-riordan-27_athena_the-first-lesson-every-child-of-athena-l_2310212.jpg)

> [They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one of them was going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/they-both-thalia-and-hera-glared-at-her-and-for-three-long-seconds/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/rick-riordan-27_firsts_they-both-thalia-and-hera-glared-at-her_2244855.jpg)

> [Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-came-up-to-me-she-was-dressed-in-black-camouflage-with-her/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_annabeth-came-up-to-me-she-was-dressed-i_1807626.jpg)

> [The next microsecond, as the water erupted around me, I realized too late that I should've brought the entire Twenty-first Nome to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-next-microsecond-as-the-water-erupted-around-me-i-realized-too/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/rick-riordan-27_firsts_the-next-microsecond-as-the-water-erupte_1529334.jpg)

> [Why won't you drown?" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists. "I'm Poseidon's son," I said. "Curse that upstart! I was here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/why-won-t-you-drown-he-wailed-pummeling-me-with-his-fists-i-m/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/rick-riordan-27_curse_why-won-t-you-drown-he-wailed-pummeling_2713794.jpg)

> [It's first owner...well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.' Piper let that sink in. "Wait, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-first-owner-well-things-didn-t-turn-out-too-well-for-her-her/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_it-s-first-owner-well-things-didn-t-turn_486225.jpg)

> [That’s right, Sadie. For our first real date, I picked up Zia in a boat pulled by a deranged griffin. So what?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-s-right-sadie-for-our-first-real-date-i-picked-up-zia-in-a-boat/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/rick-riordan-27_boat_that-s-right-sadie-for-our-first-real-da_468848.jpg)

> [Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.” Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hmm-jason-snapped-his-fingers-i-can-call-a-friend-for-a-ride-percy/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_hmm-jason-snapped-his-fingers-i-can-call_1018290.jpg)

> [It’s not important,” Silena insisted. “We have to find Charlie!” Another first: a child of Aphrodite uninterested in jewellery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-not-important-silena-insisted-we-have-to-find-charlie-another/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/rick-riordan-27_aphrodite_it-s-not-important-silena-insisted-we-ha_1098122.jpg)

> [I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-held-out-a-lead-figurine-of-hades-the-little-mythomagic-statue-nico/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/rick-riordan-27_abandoned_i-held-out-a-lead-figurine-of-hades-the_1854278.jpg)

> [Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/images-flashed-through-his-mind-he-saw-nico-and-his-sister-on-a-snowy/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/rick-riordan-27_action_images-flashed-through-his-mind-he-saw-n_202706.jpg)

> [Stacy Schiff is that rare combination: a first-rate historian and a brilliant storyteller. Using a wide range of sources, she spins straw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/stacy-schiff-is-that-rare-combination-a-first-rate-historian-and-a/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/rick-riordan-27_brilliant_stacy-schiff-is-that-rare-combination-a_921154.jpg)

> [You have to read a lot so you know what good writing looks like and you get inspired. You have to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-have-to-read-a-lot-so-you-know-what-good-writing-looks-like-and/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/rick-riordan-27_believe_you-have-to-read-a-lot-so-you-know-what_2304604.jpg)

> [My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy was patterned after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-eighth-grade-teacher-mrs-pabst-had-done-her-master-s-thesis-on/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/rick-riordan-27_done_my-eighth-grade-teacher-mrs-pabst-had-do_2285182.jpg)

## Other authors on Firsts

## More by Rick Riordan

> [“It made sense, and I felt kind of stupid. I’d been hanging around dryads”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-made-sense-and-i-felt-kind-of-stupid-i-d-been-hanging-around-dryads/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [“That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-awkward-moment-when-you-jump-out-a-window-because-your-friend/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [Oh, dear Hazel.” Aphrodite folded her fan. “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-dear-hazel-aphrodite-folded-her-fan-such-optimism-yet-you-have/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/kids-if-anything-are-harder-to-write-for-because-they-are-a-more/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [“He started toward the entrance. Seriously, how could he not? He stopped when he noticed the girl. She was kneeling in her vegetable garden,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-started-toward-the-entrance-seriously-how-could-he-not-he-stopped/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hercules-used-noise-brass-bells-he-scared-them-away-with-the-most/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [“When you take someone’s hand and lead them to Valhalla, you get a glimpse into their soul.” “Did that happen when you took me?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-you-take-someone-s-hand-and-lead-them-to-valhalla-you-get-a/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [“he didn’t look as good as Piper had last night after she’d suddenly been transformed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-didn-t-look-as-good-as-piper-had-last-night-after-she-d-suddenly/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [There’s my baby!” I cried, quite carried away. “There’s my Poochiekins!” Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-s-my-baby-i-cried-quite-carried-away-there-s-my-poochiekins/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [“Leo plunked the cheese wheel in front of me. "Cut me a wedge of this, my good ma. Chop-chop!" I scowled at him. "Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/leo-plunked-the-cheese-wheel-in-front-of-me-cut-me-a-wedge-of-this-my/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-all-still-about-having-a-good-story-you-have-to-have-a-good/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [I disobeyed Ra's wishes, and so he ordered my onw father, Shu-" "Hang on," I said. "Shoe?" "S-h-u," she said. "The god of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-disobeyed-ra-s-wishes-and-so-he-ordered-my-onw-father-shu-hang-on-i/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [“Nico knelt and picked it up. He regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. "If the others found out-" "If the others found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/nico-knelt-and-picked-it-up-he-regarded-jason-as-if-waiting-for-an/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/wouldn-t-that-put-a-twist-in-your-toga/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

> [ \[Hazel\] hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought Piper made them promise to stay away.' 'Oh...' Frank said, like he'd just had his… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-hissed-in-frustration-i-hate-eidolons-i-thought-piper-made-them/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/#itemlist",
            "name": "47 Firsts Quotes By Rick Riordan",
            "numberOfItems": 40,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing-of-destiny-later/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/rick-riordan-27_crayon_survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing_2977184.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/rick-riordan-27_crayon_survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing_2977184.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/rick-riordan-27_crayon_survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing_2977184.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/what-about-a-compromise-i-ll-kill-them-first-and-if-it-turns-out-they/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/rick-riordan-27_apologizing_what-about-a-compromise-i-ll-kill-them-f_1440852.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/rick-riordan-27_apologizing_what-about-a-compromise-i-ll-kill-them-f_1440852.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/rick-riordan-27_apologizing_what-about-a-compromise-i-ll-kill-them-f_1440852.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Now, leave.\" All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. \"Percy!\" Annabeth grabbed him.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/now-leave-all-three-boys-slumped-forward-percy-fell-face-first-into/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_now-leave-all-three-boys-slumped-forward_1770304.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_now-leave-all-three-boys-slumped-forward_1770304.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_now-leave-all-three-boys-slumped-forward_1770304.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Now, leave.\" All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. \"Percy!\" Annabeth grabbed…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk. “Wax,” Carter pronounced. “Fascinating.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-thing-we-pulled-out-was-a-lump-of-white-gunk-wax-carter/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/rick-riordan-27_carter_the-first-thing-we-pulled-out-was-a-lump_2526067.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/rick-riordan-27_carter_the-first-thing-we-pulled-out-was-a-lump_2526067.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/rick-riordan-27_carter_the-first-thing-we-pulled-out-was-a-lump_2526067.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk. “Wax,” Carter pronounced. “Fascinating.” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The first time Calypso came to check on [Leo], it was to complain about the noise. “Smoke and fire,” she said. “Clanging on metal all day long. You’re scaring away the birds!” “Oh, no, not the birds!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on-leo-it-was-to-complain-about/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/rick-riordan-27_bird_the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on_1659208.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/rick-riordan-27_bird_the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on_1659208.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/rick-riordan-27_bird_the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on_1659208.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The first time Calypso came to check on [Leo], it was to complain about the noise. “Smoke and fire,” she…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in her two lives-she felt absolutely unstoppable.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-screamed-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-but-it-was-a-scream-of-delight/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/rick-riordan-27_delight_hazel-screamed-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-b_2292397.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/rick-riordan-27_delight_hazel-screamed-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-b_2292397.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/rick-riordan-27_delight_hazel-screamed-at-the-top-of-her-lungs-b_2292397.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-not-easy-i-got-lots-of-rejections-when-i-first-started-out-if/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/rick-riordan-27_believe_it-s-not-easy-i-got-lots-of-rejections-w_529317.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/rick-riordan-27_believe_it-s-not-easy-i-got-lots-of-rejections-w_529317.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/rick-riordan-27_believe_it-s-not-easy-i-got-lots-of-rejections-w_529317.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years.” “Yeah,” I said. “And now they’re gone.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-ancient-egyptians-were-not-fools-carter-they-built-the-pyramids/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/rick-riordan-27_ancient_the-ancient-egyptians-were-not-fools-car_1780083.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/rick-riordan-27_ancient_the-ancient-egyptians-were-not-fools-car_1780083.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/rick-riordan-27_ancient_the-ancient-egyptians-were-not-fools-car_1780083.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird. It gave me neck cramps, so I put it on the floor and went to sleep without it. My first big mistake.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-got-ready-for-bed-and-crawled-in-the-covers-were-comfortable-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/rick-riordan-27_bed_i-got-ready-for-bed-and-crawled-in-the-c_2876841.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/rick-riordan-27_bed_i-got-ready-for-bed-and-crawled-in-the-c_2876841.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/rick-riordan-27_bed_i-got-ready-for-bed-and-crawled-in-the-c_2876841.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse.” “Clarisse?” “Sibling of yours,” Hedge said. “Ares kid. Violent. Rude. Lots of potential.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/back-when-i-was-on-my-first-assignment-as-a-seeker-i-was-way-out-in/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/rick-riordan-27_arizona_back-when-i-was-on-my-first-assignment-a_563476.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/rick-riordan-27_arizona_back-when-i-was-on-my-first-assignment-a_563476.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/rick-riordan-27_arizona_back-when-i-was-on-my-first-assignment-a_563476.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Monkey bar,\" Annabeth said. \"I'm great at these.\" She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She was scared of tiny spiders, but not of plummeting to her death from a set of monkey bars. Go figure.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/monkey-bar-annabeth-said-i-m-great-at-these-she-leaped-onto-to-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_monkey-bar-annabeth-said-i-m-great-at-th_587007.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_monkey-bar-annabeth-said-i-m-great-at-th_587007.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_monkey-bar-annabeth-said-i-m-great-at-th_587007.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Monkey bar,\" Annabeth said. \"I'm great at these.\" She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 12,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” “Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-mussolini-was-in-charge-we/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/rick-riordan-27_alive_when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-m_2978222.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/rick-riordan-27_alive_when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-m_2978222.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/rick-riordan-27_alive_when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-m_2978222.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” “Mussolini?” Leo frowned…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 13,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the Trojan sea monster, I toppled the black throne of Kronos, and destroyed Titan Krios with my own hand. And now I'm going to destroy you Porphyrion, and feed you to your own wolves.\" \"Wow, dude,\" Leo muttered, \"You been eating red meat?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-m-the-son-of-jupiter-i-m-a-child-of-rome-consul-to-demigods-praetor/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/rick-riordan-27_black_i-m-the-son-of-jupiter-i-m-a-child-of-ro_953652.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/rick-riordan-27_black_i-m-the-son-of-jupiter-i-m-a-child-of-ro_953652.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/rick-riordan-27_black_i-m-the-son-of-jupiter-i-m-a-child-of-ro_953652.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 14,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would've come with me. But they were all at the First Nome, in Egypt, for a weeklong training session on controlling cheese demons(yes, they're a real thing; believe me, you don't want to know)",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our-other-initiates-from-brooklyn/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/rick-riordan-27_believe_normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our_2056404.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/rick-riordan-27_believe_normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our_2056404.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/rick-riordan-27_believe_normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our_2056404.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would've come with me. But…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 15,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She’d bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena’s, which had led to Mount Olympus’s first reality TV punishment program: 'So You Think You Can Weave Better Than a Goddess?' Arachne had lost in a big way.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-into-trouble-because-of-pride/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/rick-riordan-27_athena_in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-in_1227733.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/rick-riordan-27_athena_in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-in_1227733.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/rick-riordan-27_athena_in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-in_1227733.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She’d bragged about her tapestries…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 16,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I guess we're even,Sadie.First,Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then,you and Walt rushed off to save me.The only one who got shafted on both deals was Walt.Poor guy gets hauled all over the world pulling us out of trouble",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-guess-we-re-even-sadie-first-walt-and-i-rushed-off-to-save-you-in/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/rick-riordan-27_deals_i-guess-we-re-even-sadie-first-walt-and_1662756.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/rick-riordan-27_deals_i-guess-we-re-even-sadie-first-walt-and_1662756.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/rick-riordan-27_deals_i-guess-we-re-even-sadie-first-walt-and_1662756.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I guess we're even,Sadie.First,Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then,you and Walt rushed off to…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 17,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, I’d fallen for a girl named Zia Rashid, who’d turned out to be a shabti. Falling in love for the first time had been hard enough. But when the girl you like turns out to be ceramic and cracks to pieces before your eyes—well, it gives “breaking your heart” a new meaning.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/then-there-were-the-shabti-magical-figurines-that-were-supposed-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/rick-riordan-27_ceramics_then-there-were-the-shabti-magical-figur_43440.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/rick-riordan-27_ceramics_then-there-were-the-shabti-magical-figur_43440.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/rick-riordan-27_ceramics_then-there-were-the-shabti-magical-figur_43440.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 18,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged. “If there’d been an ocean in Kansas, maybe.” “I don’t need an ocean—” “Boys,” Annabeth interrupted, “I’m sure you both would’ve been wonderful at killing each other. But right now, you need some rest.” Food first,” Percy said. “Please?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-could-have-killed-you-or-i-could-have-killed-you-percy-said-jason/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_i-could-have-killed-you-or-i-could-have_1790942.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_i-could-have-killed-you-or-i-could-have_1790942.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_i-could-have-killed-you-or-i-could-have_1790942.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I could have killed you.” “Or I could have killed you,” Percy said. Jason shrugged. “If there’d been an…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 19,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same reason. These gods and heroes may have powers, but they get angry and they do the wrong thing. They are human too.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/to-a-degree-the-greek-and-roman-mythological-heroes-are-just-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/rick-riordan-27_angry_to-a-degree-the-greek-and-roman-mytholog_2726602.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/rick-riordan-27_angry_to-a-degree-the-greek-and-roman-mytholog_2726602.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/rick-riordan-27_angry_to-a-degree-the-greek-and-roman-mytholog_2726602.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 20,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the same fate. First, you start carrying a man satchel. Next thing you know, you're running around in a bathrobe and pink bunny slippers, chasing chickens with a weed whacker.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/just-his-luck-he-was-related-to-this-grubby-old-dude-he-hoped-all/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/rick-riordan-27_bunnies_just-his-luck-he-was-related-to-this-gru_1995448.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/rick-riordan-27_bunnies_just-his-luck-he-was-related-to-this-gru_1995448.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/rick-riordan-27_bunnies_just-his-luck-he-was-related-to-this-gru_1995448.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the same…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 21,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told us that magicians tried to stay out of Manhattan. He said Manhattan had other problems--whatever that meant. And sometimes when I looked across the water, I could swear I was seeing things. Sadie laughed about it, but once I thought I saw a flying horse. Probably just the mansion's magic barriers causing optical illusions, but still, it was weird.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-it-was-a-great-view-when-sadie/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/rick-riordan-27_barriers_i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-i_2569008.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/rick-riordan-27_barriers_i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-i_2569008.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/rick-riordan-27_barriers_i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-i_2569008.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 22,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I never thought I'd get to see Rome,\" Hazel said. \"When I was alive, I mean for the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.\" \"Mussolini?\" Leo frowned. \"Wasn't he like BFF's with Hitler?\" Hazel stared at him like he was an alien. \"BFF's?\" \"Never mind.\" \"I'd love to see the Trevi Fountain,\" she said. \"There's a fountain on every block,\" Leo grumbled. \"Or the Spanish Steps,\" Hazel said. \"Why would you come to Italy to see Spanosh steps?\" Leo asked. \"That's like going to China for Mexican food, isn't it?\" \"You're hopeless,\" Hazel complained. \"So I've been told.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-never-thought-i-d-get-to-see-rome-hazel-said-when-i-was-alive-i/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/rick-riordan-27_aliens_i-never-thought-i-d-get-to-see-rome-haze_293719.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/rick-riordan-27_aliens_i-never-thought-i-d-get-to-see-rome-haze_293719.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/rick-riordan-27_aliens_i-never-thought-i-d-get-to-see-rome-haze_293719.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I never thought I'd get to see Rome,\" Hazel said. \"When I was alive, I mean for the first time, Mussolini…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 23,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't easy looking dignified wearing a bedsheet and a purple cape. \"The camp is safe,\" Octavian continued. \" I'll be the first to congragulate our heroes for bringing back the legion's eagle and so much Imperial gold! Truly we have been blessed with good fortune. But why do more? Why tempt fate?\" \"I'm glad you asked.\" Percy stood, taking the question as an opening. Octavian stammered, \" I wasn't--\" \"--Part of the quest,\" Percy said. \"Yes I know. And your'e wise to let me explain, since I was.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-and-reyna-occupied-matching-praeters-chairs-on-the-dais-which/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/rick-riordan-27_blessed_percy-and-reyna-occupied-matching-praete_1420304.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/rick-riordan-27_blessed_percy-and-reyna-occupied-matching-praete_1420304.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/rick-riordan-27_blessed_percy-and-reyna-occupied-matching-praete_1420304.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Percy and Reyna occupied matching praeters' chairs on the dais, which made Percy self-conscious. It wasn't…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 24,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Sadie, I can't intervene.\" He turned up his palms in frustration. \"I told you when we first met, this isn't an actual physical body.\" \"Shame,\" I mumbled. \"What?\" \"Nothing. Go on.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/sadie-i-can-t-intervene-he-turned-up-his-palms-in-frustration-i-told/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/rick-riordan-27_body_sadie-i-can-t-intervene-he-turned-up-his_1658909.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/rick-riordan-27_body_sadie-i-can-t-intervene-he-turned-up-his_1658909.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/rick-riordan-27_body_sadie-i-can-t-intervene-he-turned-up-his_1658909.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Sadie, I can't intervene.\" He turned up his palms in frustration. \"I told you when we first met, this isn't…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 25,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why I loved her. She put her duty first, ahead of evverything.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-old-women-only-stuck-around-this-long-out-of-a-sense-of-duty-your/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/rick-riordan-27_duty_the-old-women-only-stuck-around-this-lon_3056248.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/rick-riordan-27_duty_the-old-women-only-stuck-around-this-lon_3056248.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/rick-riordan-27_duty_the-old-women-only-stuck-around-this-lon_3056248.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why I…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 26,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind of shape next to Anubis, and my first thought was, My god, he’s got a magic roll of toilet paper.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/a-long-white-ribbon-shot-out-of-the-crack-in-the-wall-the-ribbon-just/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/rick-riordan-27_anubis_a-long-white-ribbon-shot-out-of-the-crac_1263748.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/rick-riordan-27_anubis_a-long-white-ribbon-shot-out-of-the-crac_1263748.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/rick-riordan-27_anubis_a-long-white-ribbon-shot-out-of-the-crac_1263748.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 27,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-lesson-every-child-of-athena-learned-mom-was-the-best-at/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/rick-riordan-27_athena_the-first-lesson-every-child-of-athena-l_2310212.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/rick-riordan-27_athena_the-first-lesson-every-child-of-athena-l_2310212.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/rick-riordan-27_athena_the-first-lesson-every-child-of-athena-l_2310212.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 28,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one of them was going to kill her first.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/they-both-thalia-and-hera-glared-at-her-and-for-three-long-seconds/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/rick-riordan-27_firsts_they-both-thalia-and-hera-glared-at-her_2244855.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/rick-riordan-27_firsts_they-both-thalia-and-hera-glared-at-her_2244855.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/rick-riordan-27_firsts_they-both-thalia-and-hera-glared-at-her_2244855.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one of them…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 29,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever came first.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-came-up-to-me-she-was-dressed-in-black-camouflage-with-her/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_annabeth-came-up-to-me-she-was-dressed-i_1807626.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_annabeth-came-up-to-me-she-was-dressed-i_1807626.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_annabeth-came-up-to-me-she-was-dressed-i_1807626.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Annabeth came up to me. She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 30,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The next microsecond, as the water erupted around me, I realized too late that I should've brought the entire Twenty-first Nome to help me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-next-microsecond-as-the-water-erupted-around-me-i-realized-too/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/rick-riordan-27_firsts_the-next-microsecond-as-the-water-erupte_1529334.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/rick-riordan-27_firsts_the-next-microsecond-as-the-water-erupte_1529334.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/rick-riordan-27_firsts_the-next-microsecond-as-the-water-erupte_1529334.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The next microsecond, as the water erupted around me, I realized too late that I should've brought the…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 31,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Why won't you drown?\" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists. \"I'm Poseidon's son,\" I said. \"Curse that upstart! I was here first!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/why-won-t-you-drown-he-wailed-pummeling-me-with-his-fists-i-m/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/rick-riordan-27_curse_why-won-t-you-drown-he-wailed-pummeling_2713794.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/rick-riordan-27_curse_why-won-t-you-drown-he-wailed-pummeling_2713794.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/rick-riordan-27_curse_why-won-t-you-drown-he-wailed-pummeling_2713794.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Why won't you drown?\" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists. \"I'm Poseidon's son,\" I said. \"Curse that…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 32,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's first owner...well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.' Piper let that sink in. \"Wait, you mean the Helena? Helena of Troy?' Annabeth nodded. \"And it's just sitting in your toolshed?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-first-owner-well-things-didn-t-turn-out-too-well-for-her-her/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_it-s-first-owner-well-things-didn-t-turn_486225.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_it-s-first-owner-well-things-didn-t-turn_486225.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_it-s-first-owner-well-things-didn-t-turn_486225.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's first owner...well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.' Piper let that sink…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 33,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "That’s right, Sadie. For our first real date, I picked up Zia in a boat pulled by a deranged griffin. So what? Like your dates aren’t weird?",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-s-right-sadie-for-our-first-real-date-i-picked-up-zia-in-a-boat/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/rick-riordan-27_boat_that-s-right-sadie-for-our-first-real-da_468848.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/rick-riordan-27_boat_that-s-right-sadie-for-our-first-real-da_468848.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/rick-riordan-27_boat_that-s-right-sadie-for-our-first-real-da_468848.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“That’s right, Sadie. For our first real date, I picked up Zia in a boat pulled by a deranged griffin. So…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 34,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.” Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hmm-jason-snapped-his-fingers-i-can-call-a-friend-for-a-ride-percy/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_hmm-jason-snapped-his-fingers-i-can-call_1018290.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_hmm-jason-snapped-his-fingers-i-can-call_1018290.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_hmm-jason-snapped-his-fingers-i-can-call_1018290.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.” Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 35,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It’s not important,” Silena insisted. “We have to find Charlie!” Another first: a child of Aphrodite uninterested in jewellery.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-not-important-silena-insisted-we-have-to-find-charlie-another/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/rick-riordan-27_aphrodite_it-s-not-important-silena-insisted-we-ha_1098122.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/rick-riordan-27_aphrodite_it-s-not-important-silena-insisted-we-ha_1098122.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/rick-riordan-27_aphrodite_it-s-not-important-silena-insisted-we-ha_1098122.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It’s not important,” Silena insisted. “We have to find Charlie!” Another first: a child of Aphrodite…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 36,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated. \"I don’t play that game anymore. It’s for kids.\" \"It’s got four thousand attack power,\" I coaxed. \"Five thousand,\" Nico corrected. \"But only if your opponent attacks first.\" I smiled. \"Maybe it’s okay to still be a kid once in a while.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-held-out-a-lead-figurine-of-hades-the-little-mythomagic-statue-nico/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/rick-riordan-27_abandoned_i-held-out-a-lead-figurine-of-hades-the_1854278.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/rick-riordan-27_abandoned_i-held-out-a-lead-figurine-of-hades-the_1854278.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/rick-riordan-27_abandoned_i-held-out-a-lead-figurine-of-hades-the_1854278.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 37,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from the manticore. Percy's sword gleamed in the dark. He'd been the first demigod Nico had ever seen in action. Later at Camp Half-Blood, Percy took Nico by the arm, promising to keep his sister Bianca safe. Nico believed him. Nico looked into his sea-green eyes and though, How can he possibly fail? This is a real hero.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/images-flashed-through-his-mind-he-saw-nico-and-his-sister-on-a-snowy/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/rick-riordan-27_action_images-flashed-through-his-mind-he-saw-n_202706.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/rick-riordan-27_action_images-flashed-through-his-mind-he-saw-n_202706.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/rick-riordan-27_action_images-flashed-through-his-mind-he-saw-n_202706.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Percy…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 38,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Stacy Schiff is that rare combination: a first-rate historian and a brilliant storyteller. Using a wide range of sources, she spins straw into gold, conjuring the world of Ptolemaic Egypt in full vibrant color, and returning the voice of one of the most powerful, fascinating, and maligned women in history. Cleopatra is impossible to put down.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/stacy-schiff-is-that-rare-combination-a-first-rate-historian-and-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/rick-riordan-27_brilliant_stacy-schiff-is-that-rare-combination-a_921154.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/rick-riordan-27_brilliant_stacy-schiff-is-that-rare-combination-a_921154.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/414/rick-riordan-27_brilliant_stacy-schiff-is-that-rare-combination-a_921154.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Stacy Schiff is that rare combination: a first-rate historian and a brilliant storyteller. Using a wide…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 39,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You have to read a lot so you know what good writing looks like and you get inspired. You have to write a lot because it's like a sport - you have to practice. And, also, you have to persevere. Don't give up. I got rejected on my first book, like, 14 times, but I just kept going. So believe in yourself and don't give up.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-have-to-read-a-lot-so-you-know-what-good-writing-looks-like-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/rick-riordan-27_believe_you-have-to-read-a-lot-so-you-know-what_2304604.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/rick-riordan-27_believe_you-have-to-read-a-lot-so-you-know-what_2304604.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/rick-riordan-27_believe_you-have-to-read-a-lot-so-you-know-what_2304604.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You have to read a lot so you know what good writing looks like and you get inspired. You have to write a…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 40,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy was patterned after Norse mythology. She was also the first person to encourage me to submit stories for publication. The idea of writing a fantasy based on myths never left me, and many years later, this would lead me to write Percy Jackson.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rick Riordan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-eighth-grade-teacher-mrs-pabst-had-done-her-master-s-thesis-on/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/rick-riordan-27_done_my-eighth-grade-teacher-mrs-pabst-had-do_2285182.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/rick-riordan-27_done_my-eighth-grade-teacher-mrs-pabst-had-do_2285182.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/rick-riordan-27_done_my-eighth-grade-teacher-mrs-pabst-had-do_2285182.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy…” — Rick Riordan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/",
            "name": "Firsts Quotes by Rick Riordan",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/rick-riordan-27_crayon_survive-first-figure-out-crayon-drawing_2977184.jpg"
            },
            "description": "47 Firsts quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Firsts sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Firsts",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Rick Riordan",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/rick-riordan/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```